Man charged with beating man with walking cane, threatening him with knife

A 46-year-old man beat a man with a metal walking cane and then threatened him with a knife outside a business in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, on Monday afternoon, according to court records.

Raul Alvarado of Whitehall Township was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, harassment, terroristic threats and driving without a license. He was arraigned by District Judge Michael D'Amore and was released after posting $30,000 bail.

According to a criminal complaint:

State police were dispatched at 1 p.m. to the 200 block of Cascade Drive on a report of an assault.

Dennis Martines-Reyes told police he was outside the business with two co-workers when Alvarado pulled into the parking lot. One of the co-workers was Alvarado's wife.

Alvarado told Martines-Reyes, " I have my eye on you" and threatened to assault him. He then went to his car and grabbed a metal walking cane and hit Martines-Reyes in the head and back with it. The co-workers pulled Alvarado away from Martines-Reyes, and he then went to his car, grabbed a knife and threatened to kill Martines-Reyes.

Martines-Reyes went to his car and grabbed a loaded 9 mm handgun and told Alvarado he needed to calm down and leave. Alvarado fled and was arrested later.